Monday, September 15, 2014

International Day of Peace (“Peace Day”) is observed around the world each year on 21 September. Established in 1981 by resolution 36/37, the United Nations General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples. Furthering the day’s mission, the General Assembly voted unanimously in 2001 to adopt resolution 55/282 establishing 21 September as an annual day of non-violence and cease- fire.

Anyone, anywhere can celebrate Peace Day. It can be as simple as lighting a candle at noon, sitting in silent meditation, or doing a good deed for someone you don’t know. Or it can involve getting your co-workers, organization, community or government engaged in a large event. You can also share thoughts, messages and pictures to commemorate Peace Day on social media.

2014 Theme: “Rights of Peoples to Peace”

This year’s International Day of Peace theme recognizes the 30th United Nations General Assembly Declaration on the Right of Peoples to Peace. On Sunday 21 September 2014, join millions of people around the world as they participate in activities, events, concerts and festivals to celebrate the International Day of Peace, recognizing that the promotion of peace is vital for the full enjoyment of all human rights.

Explore the campaign, “I have aright to peace” and “We all have a right to peace”.

1. Get your selfie to promote peace... Write a short message... with... “I have aright to peace” or “We all have a right to peace”. Peace Day September 21st #doris3meflcenter #PeaceDay #peacehug #urbe. Post in Twitter or in our facebook page

My name’s Juan Gonzalez but you can call me Juanchi. I’m from Maracaibo, originally. I live in Maracaibo, in Monte Claro. I’m 20 years old and I study electronics engineering at URBE . My favorite subjects are mathematics and English. This trimester I am taking 4 classes and I am in the 7th trimester.

talking on the phone

I love music, dancing, playing soccer, driving my car (I have a red sport car), surfing the net, studying English, talking on the phone with my friends, pizza , chocolate, my family , my country and my dog. I like to go to parties and I also enjoy playing video games..

I hate onions, listening to hip hop, getting up early on the weekend, violence, war, injustice, and washing the dishes. I don't like smoking. I can't stand people smoking.

Eiffel Tower

My dream is to travel around the world, visit the Pyramids in Egypt and The Eiffel Tower in Paris. Of course, I want to graduate from Engineering School and be a good engineer. I also want to learn to speak French, and Italian. I’d love to work in an important company and buy a house, get married and start a family.

About English, I love to learn new languages. I think English is very important. What do I do to practice my English? well, I listen to music and watch TV in English. It’s a good exercise. I also chat on the internet and have friends in many countries. I use social networks like facebook and twitter to connect to people around the world and make friends. I also use my mobile phone to write messages or surf the internet for new vocabulary. Nowadays, there are really cool applications to practice and learn new languages. I used Duolingo. I can write well, but I need to practice more. The most difficult for me is speaking. I want to practice in class and out of class, too. I hope I can make a lot of friends and practice speaking in this class.

Well, This is a little bit about me. Hope you liked it...

Keep on Shining Love and Peace!
Juanchi

B. Now, Get in groups and answer these questions about Juan. Draw a mindmap or a graph.

Name

What’s his name? Where is he from? Where does he live?How old is he? What school in URBE is he from? What are his favorite subjects? What classes is he taking?

Likes

What does he like doing? What things does he like? Love? Enjoy?

dislikes

What are some things he doesn't like? What does he hate? Can’t stand?

dreams

What is his dream? What does he want to do with his life?

About English:

What’s his opinion about English? Does he like it? Is it important? What does he do to study English? How does he prefer to study English? What does he want to do in his class?

C. It's time to meet a new friend. Use these questions to interview your new friend.

Name

What’s your name? How old are you? Where do you live? Where are you from? What school in URBE are you from? What are your favorite subjects? What classes are you taking?

Likes

What do you like doing? What things do you like? Love? Enjoy?

dislikes

What things you don’t like? Hate? Can’t stand?

dreams

What is your dream? What do you want to do with your life?

About English:

What’s your opinion about English? Do you like it? Is it important? What do you do to study English? How do you prefer to study English? What do you want to do in this class?

Use these expressions to answer to your new friends questions:

Name

My name is…. / I’m from …… / I go to ……..school in URBE / I’m …….years old. / I live in…….

Likes

I love…… / I enjoy….. /I like to …….

dislikes

I don’t like to ……. / I hate……. /I can’t stand………

dreams

My dream is to ……. / I want to ……. One day.

About English:

I think English is……. / In my opinion …….. / For me ….. / I guess ……. / I want to …. in this class.

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"When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible but in the end, they always fall -- think of it, ALWAYS."

Mahatma Gandhi

"I write entirely to find out what I am thinking, what I am looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear"Joan Didion